Indonesian Journal of Public Health Nutrition (IJPHN)
Vol 3, No 1 (2022)

The Association Between Feeding Practices and History of Diarrhea with Nutritional Status of Toddlers

Lulu Indria Setyani (Sahid University)
Khoirul Anwar (Sahid University)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Oct 2022

Abstract

The age of 0-59 months is a phase of basic life formation that is vulnerable to nutritional problems. Causes such as infectious diseases and parenting. The purpose of this research is to analyze the relationship between feeding practices and history of diarrhea with the nutritional status of children under five. This study used a cross-sectional design. Samples were taken by purposive sampling of as many as 96 toddlers. Data were collected by direct measurement of weight scales, stature meters, and interviews using the main questionnaire and the modified CFQ questionnaire. The statistical tests used were the chi-square test and fisher's exact test. A total of 28.1% of respondents practice inappropriate feeding and 47.9% of children under five have a history of diarrhea. There is a relationship between feeding practices and underweight (p=0.000), stunting (p=0.000), and wasting (p=0.000). There was a relationship between a history of diarrhea and being underweight (p=0.043), but there was no relationship between stunting (p=0.073) and wasting (p=0.063).Keywords: diarrhea, feeding, nutritional status, toddlers

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijphn

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Subject

Health Professions Public Health

Description

IJPHN is an online, open access journal which publishes peer-reviewed original research papers addressing all aspects including problems, controversial issues, experimental trial, special articles such as reviews, opinions, and commentaries in nutrition related to public health. IJPHN published ...